Andre Onana made two pricey errors within the 3-3 draw with Galatasaray which may value Manchester United a spot within the Champions League knockout levels.
Onana was rooted to the spot when Hakim Ziyech smashed a direct free-kick via his wall after Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes had carved a commanding first-half lead.
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Hakim Ziyech first objective registered merely 0.05 xG
Scott McTominay restored a two-goal benefit after the break however Onana was at fault once more when he failed to carry a tame shot from one other Ziyech direct free-kick – earlier than a Kerem Akturkoglu stunner ensured the spoils had been shared.
United’s new stopper – signed from Inter Milan for £47.2m to exchange long-standing No 1 David De Gea in the summertime – additionally dedicated a howler at Bayern Munich in September and made a dreadful cross which resulted in Casemiro seeing crimson towards Galatasaray at Outdated Trafford a fortnight later – earlier than falling to floor early as Mauro Icardi netted the late winner.
The Cameroon worldwide helped information Inter Milan to a Champions League last earlier than his big-money transfer to Outdated Trafford however nonetheless has a statistical historical past of underperforming on the European stage – having made seven errors resulting in targets within the competitors since 2018/19 – greater than some other stopper.
Onana has made 4 errors resulting in photographs throughout this European marketing campaign alone, in response to Opta’s official definition of errors – greater than some other ‘keeper. Of these, two have resulted in targets – no stopper has shipped extra.
In response to anticipated targets (xG), United’s No 1 ought to have conceded 11.59 targets however has shipped 14 – which is 2.41 targets greater than anticipated. Solely Antwerp goalkeeper Jean Butez has a worse ratio (-3.59), and his aspect have suffered 5 straight defeats, shipped 15 targets and been eradicated from the competitors.
Onana’s tally of two.41 pointless targets conceded equates to delivery 0.48 targets greater than anticipated per 90 minutes – solely Butez (-0.90) and Inter Milan stopper Emil Audero (-0.79) have worse ratios, and the latter has performed just one recreation.
However the thriller lies within the Cameroonian’s polarised type between haphazard Champions League and strong Premier League performances. Domestically, query marks had been raised early within the season after an untidy penalty shout towards Wolves however, since then, Onana has impressed between the sticks.
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Melissa Reddy and Samuel Luckhurst mirror on Manchester United’s thrilling 3-3 draw at Galatasaray within the Champions League
United have ceded extra possibilities than they did final season, which means Onana has been pressured into making almost 4 saves per recreation on common – solely three ‘keepers have averaged extra. He’s additionally faultless – not even making one single mistake resulting in a shot.
Moreover, xG suggests Onana has really prevented 0.28 targets per 90 minutes – solely Thomas Kaminski and Neto have higher ratios within the division this time period.
Examine that with the Champions League, the place Ziyech’s first free-kick objective registered a meagre five-per-cent chance of being scored, and his second merely 4 per cent. The polarised type throughout competitions seems to have severely dented United’s hopes of qualifying for the knockout levels.
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The Soccer Present workforce talk about whether or not Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag may look to exchange Andre Onana after extra errors of their Champions League match towards Galatasaray
Chatting with TNT Sports activities after the sport, Erik ten Hag mentioned: “We’re not defending effectively sufficient, we’re main 3-1 and you may’t afford such errors as a result of it makes a distinction. These errors cannot occur. Within the Champions League you’ll get punished and we now have to study from that.”
Onana is underneath the highlight as soon as once more and Ten Hag will probably be hoping his pass-master ‘keeper will snuff out table-topping errors on Europe’s grand stage forward of their blockbuster and fate-defining conflict with Bayern at Outdated Trafford in two weeks’ time.
United should now beat Bayern on the ultimate matchday and hope Galatasaray draw at Copenhagen to qualify for the knockout part.